英语名人堂：刘易斯·汉密尔顿

刘易斯·汉密尔顿（Lewis Hamilton），1985年1月7日出生，英国F1车手，2008、2014、2015年三届F1世界冠军得主，F1史上第一位黑人车手。

2007年初登陆F1舞台便创下连续9站登领奖台的纪录，2007年以1分之差惜败，获得年度亚军。2008年成为F1史上首位夺取个人冠军的黑人车手。2010年、2012年、2013年获得年度第四名，2009年、2011年获得年度第五名。2014年再次获得F1世界冠军。职业生涯获得33次F1分站赛冠军[1]  ，39次杆位，是F1现役最优秀的车手之一。2015年第三次夺得F1世界冠军[2]  。

 

Lewis Hamilton was born in England in 1985. He was named after American sprint¹ champion Carl Lewis, so he was associated with speed even from when he was a baby. Perhaps it came as no surprise that Lewis got into racing² of some sort. He won the Formula³ 1 World Championship in November 2008 to become F1’s youngest ever champion, at the age of 23.

 

Hamilton got into racing at a very young age. He loved radio-controlled cars. When he was seven, he came second in a national competition against adults. Lewis’ father knew his son had a special talent and bought him a go-kart. He began winning many championships and got a taste for bigger and faster things. He fell in love with Formula One.

 

When Lewis was just ten years old, he met the boss of the Formula 1 McLaren team Ron Dennis. Hamilton told him: "I want to race for you one day." He impressed Dennis and three years later Lewis joined McLaren’s Young Driver Support Programme. He won championships in formula two and three and became an F1 driver for McLaren in 2007.

 

Hamilton broke many records in his first season in Formula One and won many races. He finished second in the championship, missing⁴ out on the title by one point in his final race. He was determined⁵ to win in 2008 and did just that, winning the title by a single point on the last corner in the last lap of the last race of the season.

1 sprint   

n.短距离赛跑；vi. 奋力而跑，冲刺；vt.全速跑过

参考例句：

• He put on a sprint to catch the bus.他全速奔跑以赶上公共汽车。
• The runner seemed to be rallied for a final sprint.这名赛跑者似乎在振作精神作最后的冲刺。

2 racing   

n.竞赛，赛马；adj.竞赛用的，赛马用的

参考例句：

• I was watching the racing on television last night.昨晚我在电视上看赛马。
• The two racing drivers fenced for a chance to gain the lead.两个赛车手伺机竞相领先。

3 formula   

n.公式；配方，外方；规则，一定的做法

参考例句：

• His father is acting on his formula.他的父亲总是按他的原则办事。
• Here are some applications of Taylor's formula.下面举例说明泰乐定理的应用。

4 missing   

adj.遗失的，缺少的，失踪的

参考例句：

• Check the tools and see if anything is missing.检点一下工具，看有无丢失。
• All the others are here;he's the only one missing.别人都来了，就短他一个。

5 determined   

adj.坚定的；有决心的

参考例句：

• I have determined on going to Tibet after graduation.我已决定毕业后去西藏。
• He determined to view the rooms behind the office.他决定查看一下办公室后面的房间。